Pooh Richardson vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace and Pooh Richardson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Pooh Richardson played 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Pooh Richardson had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Ben Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Pooh Richardson |
10 |
2 |
1989-90 to 1998-99 |
Ben Wallace |
16 |
8 |
1996-97 to 2011-12 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Pooh Richardson |
Ben Wallace |
Season |
1989-90 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Washington Bullets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
82 |
31.5 |
11.4 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
11.3 |
.461 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.277 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.589 |
Ben Wallace |
34 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.348 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.300 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
82 |
38.5 |
17.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
.470 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.328 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.539 |
Ben Wallace |
67 |
16.8 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.357 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
82 |
35.6 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
8.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
7.2 |
15.4 |
.466 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.342 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.691 |
Ben Wallace |
46 |
26.8 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.578 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.356 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
74 |
32.4 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.103 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.742 |
Ben Wallace |
81 |
24.2 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.474 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
4 |
23.8 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
37 |
27.6 |
10.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
9.6 |
.452 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.610 |
Ben Wallace |
80 |
34.5 |
6.4 |
3.8 |
9.4 |
13.2 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.336 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
80 |
35.8 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
11.2 |
.394 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.357 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.648 |
Ben Wallace |
80 |
36.5 |
7.6 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.423 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
10 |
40.8 |
7.3 |
4.8 |
11.3 |
16.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.436 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
63 |
32.0 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
10.5 |
.423 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.384 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.743 |
Ben Wallace |
73 |
39.4 |
6.9 |
4.0 |
11.4 |
15.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.450 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
17 |
42.5 |
8.9 |
5.1 |
11.2 |
16.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
.446 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
59 |
18.1 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.381 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.328 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.605 |
Ben Wallace |
81 |
37.7 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
8.4 |
12.4 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
9.2 |
.421 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.490 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
2 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
Ben Wallace |
23 |
40.3 |
10.3 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
14.3 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.427 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
69 |
18.1 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.372 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.193 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.698 |
Ben Wallace |
74 |
36.1 |
9.7 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.428 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
25 |
39.0 |
10.0 |
3.8 |
7.5 |
11.3 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.461 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
11 |
11.8 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Ben Wallace |
82 |
35.2 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
7.6 |
11.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.416 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
18 |
35.7 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.273 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
77 |
35.0 |
6.4 |
3.9 |
6.7 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.408 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
10 |
36.9 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
9.5 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
72 |
30.6 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
8.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.392 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.426 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
13 |
23.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.350 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
56 |
23.5 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.422 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
14 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
69 |
28.6 |
5.5 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.406 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
54 |
22.9 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
62 |
15.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.395 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.340 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pooh Richardson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |